Fruit-picking bag.



No. 824,160'. y PATENTBD JUNE 26, 1906-.

` J. UTTBR'BACK.

FRUIT PICKING BAG.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEmE.

VJAMES UTTERBASK, or HoNEoYE FALLS, NEW YORK, rAssieNon or ONE- HALF TOFORREST H. UTTERBAOK, OF HONEOYE FALLS, NEW YORK.

i FRUIT-PICKING BAG.

Application filed November 14, 1905. Serial No. 287,306.

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Be it known that I, JAMES UTTERBAGK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Honeoye Falls, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, haveinvented a new and useful Fruit-Picking Bag, of which thefollowing is a specification-.

This invention relates to fruit-picking bags.

The obj ect of the invention is to providev a bag having a novelarrangement of fruit-receiving openings or mouths that are soconstructed @and arranged as while remaining open at all times for thereception of the fruit they willin no wise interfere with the movementsof the operator in climbing a ladder or in moving about the branches ofa tree; furthermore, to provide a novel form of closure for the bottomof the ba which may be operated without removing the bag from the wearerto discharge the contents thereof.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a fruit-picking ba as will behereinafter fully described and c aimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of'reference indicate corresponding arts,Figure 1 is a view in perspective exhib.- iting the bag as it appearswhen in fposition upon a wearer, the view being taken om the front ofthe bag. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the rear of the bag.

As'will hereinfter appear, the novelty of the present invention residesmore particularly in the arrangement of two mouths or openin s, wherebythe picker will be free to use bot hands vthe bag.

In the embodiment of the invention herein shown, 1 designates the bag,which may be made of any suitable material, preferably of heavy canvasconstructed by folding a length of canvas upon itself and stitchingalong the sides, the bottom of which is normall open,

but is adapted to be closed by a rawing string or cord 2, which isthreaded through gromets 3, secured around the bottom. The free ends ofthe drawing-cord are secured in the eye of a snap-hook 4, the hook ofwhich is adapted to engage a ring or loop 5, carried by a keeper 6,secured to the upper edgbe of the bag. It will be lseen by reference toig. 2 that so long as the snap-hook is in Specicaton of Letters Patent.

engagement with the loo 5 the bottom of thebag 11 Will remain c osed;but as'lsoon as it is detached from the loop the weight of the containedfruit will force the bottom of the bag open, and thus permit itscontents to discharge into a suitable receptacle. y

Arranged, respectively, on one' edge and intermediate of the width ofthe bag at its upper end are two mouths 7 and 8,' the mouth 7 beingadapted to receive the fruit picked by the lleft hand of the operatorand the mouth 8 the fruit picked by the right hand. In order to hold thetwo mouths open, there is anelastic reinforce 9 and 10, respectivelyarranged at the rim of each mouth, said reinforces being constructed ofany suitable material, preferably of resilient wire. The reinforce 9 ofthe mouth 7 terminates at one end short of the u per end of the mouth,as at 10, while the ot er end of the reinforce is continued to the upperedge of the bag and is bent at right angles to itslength, as at 11, andsecured in position by a keeA er 12, the function of which will presentappear. The reinforce 10 has its terminalls approximately at rightangles to its length and secured between the plies of the bag, asclearly shown in Fig. 1. By the employment of the reinforces the mouthswill always be held open to permit the hands of the operator to bethrust therein; but they will yield to pressure, as when the bagcontacts with the rung of the ladder or the limb of a tree,.

and thus not present obstructions that Will interfere with the Workmen;As shown in Fig. 1, the two mouths are dis osed at aproXimately lrightangles to eac other, and this will facilitate the placing of fruitwithin the bag in a manner that will be obvious. The bag herein shown isada ted for use by a right-hand person; but to a apt it for a lefthandperson it will be necessary to reverse the positions of the pockets, aswill be ap-' parent.

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13l bent l In order to suspend the bag upon the workl men, there is aharness or suspender provided vconsisting of two straps 14 and 15, thatare adjustab e lengthwise by means of buckles 16 and 17. One terminal ofthe strap 14 is sewed or otherwise secured to the upper edge lor end ofthe bag at 18, and the other terminal, that carries the buckle 17, ispassed through a loop 19, secured by the keeper 12 to the upper edgeofthe bag. One terminal of the strap 15 is secured intermediateof theends of the strap 14 at 20, and the other terminal, that carries thebuckle 16, is passed through a loop 21, that is secured by the keeper 6to the up er edge of the bag, this latter keeper, as before pointed out,serving to hold the loop 5 in position.

When the bag is to be positioned u on the operator, his head is thrustbetween t e loo formed by the member a of the strap 14 an the strap 15and his left arm is thrust between the loop formed by the member b ofthe strap 14 andthe strap 15, and this will bring the mouth 7 on theleft-hand side and the mouth 8 in front of the wearer, so that both ofthe mouths are most conveniently positioned for receiving the fruit.When the bag is filled, it will only be necessary for the operator torelease the snap-hook from engagement with the loop 5, when the contentsof the bag may be discharged, and upon the hook being again brought intoengagement with the loop the mouth of the bag will be closed.

The device herein described while simple in character will be foundthoroughly efficient for the purposes designed and will in a ready andpractical manner obviate objectionable features heretofore present inarticles of this character.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Afruit-picking bag having a closed top and a pair of mouths one of whichis disposed at the front and the other at one side of the ba Afruit-picking bag having a closed top, an open bottom and means forclosing the same, and a pair of mouths one of which is disposed in frontand the other at one side of the bag.

3. A fruit-picking bag having a pair of mouths arranged one in front andone at the side of the u per portion thereof, and means for holding t iemouths open and permitting them to yield to pressure.

4. A fruit-picking bag having a closed top, a pair of mouths one ofwhich is disposed at the side and the other at the front of the upperportion thereof, keepers combined with the upper portion of the bag, andSuspenders secured to the keepers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES UTTERBACK.

Witnesses:

A. D. GATES, C. A. SHUART.

